. The water birds of North America . 326; 13. Am. VII. 1844, 150, pi. 445. —Coues, Key, 1872, 313 ; Check List, 1873, no. eburnea, Gray, App. List, Gen. B. 1842, 15. — Lawr. in Bairds B. 1858, 836.— Baird, Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 676. —Saunders, P. Z. S. 1878, 162 (synonymy, etc.).Larus (Pagophila) eburneus, Bruch, J. f. 0. 1853, 106. —Coues, B. N. W. 1874, Candidas, Muller, Prod. Zool. Dan. 1776, p. niveus, Bodd. Tabl. P. E. 1783, 58, no. brachytarsus, Holboll, Fn. Grcenl. 1846, (Pagophila) brachylarsus, Buucu, J. f. O. 1853, 106. —
. The water birds of North America . 326; 13. Am. VII. 1844, 150, pi. 445. —Coues, Key, 1872, 313 ; Check List, 1873, no. eburnea, Gray, App. List, Gen. B. 1842, 15. — Lawr. in Bairds B. 1858, 836.— Baird, Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 676. —Saunders, P. Z. S. 1878, 162 (synonymy, etc.).Larus (Pagophila) eburneus, Bruch, J. f. 0. 1853, 106. —Coues, B. N. W. 1874, Candidas, Muller, Prod. Zool. Dan. 1776, p. niveus, Bodd. Tabl. P. E. 1783, 58, no. brachytarsus, Holboll, Fn. Grcenl. 1846, (Pagophila) brachylarsus, Buucu, J. f. O. 1853, 106. — Lawr. in Bairds B. N. Am. 1858, 856. — Baird, Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 677. Hab. Circumpolar seas, south in winter on the Atlantic coast of America to Labrador, New-foundland, and (rarely ?) New Brunswick. No Pacific coast record. Sp. Char. Adult: Entirely pure white, the shafts of the primaries pale yellowish. Bill yel-lowish green, the terminal third yellow ; iris brown ; eyelids vermilion-red ; legs and feet Young: Similar, but anterior part of the head tinged more or less with brownish gray,2 the remiges,rectrices, primary coverts, and longer scapulars marked terminally by a spot of dusky, the lesserwing-coverts marked centrally by smaller spots of the same. Bill black, clouded with pale yel-low ; legs and feet black (L. Kumlien, MS.). Total length, about inches ; wing, ; culmen, ; depth of bill through nos-trils, .45 ; tarsus, ; middle toe (with claw), Audubon mentions this species as occasional on the coasts of the United States,and was also informed that it is not uncommon on the coasts of Labrador and New-foundland during the winter. During the summer months it is found only in highnorthern latitudes, and generally only far out to sea. According to Yarrell, several individuals of this species have been taken fromtime to time on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. The first known instanceof this kind occurred i
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